Liolaemus isabelae

Liolaemus isabelae
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Liolaemidae
Genus:	Liolaemus
Species:	L. isabelae
Binomial name
	Liolaemus isabelae; Navarro & Núñez, 1993
Synonyms
	Liolaemus nigroventrolateralis; Ortiz, 1994

Last updated October 04, 2025

Liolaemus isabelae is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, isabelae, is in honor of Isabel Yermany who is the wife of senior describer José Navarro.^[3]

Geographic range

L. isabelae is found in Atacama Region,^[1] which is in northern Chile.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. isabelae is desert, at altitudes of 2,850–3,672 m (9,350–12,047 ft).^[1]

Behavior

L. isabelae is terrestrial.^[1]

Diet

L. isabelae preys upon insects.^[1]

Reproduction

L. isabelae gives birth to live young, and its mode of reproduction has been called viviparous ^[1] or ovoviviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Marambio, Y.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M.; Mella, J.; Valladares, P.; Nunez, H.; Lobos, G. (2017). "Liolaemus isabelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T56063046A56063049. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T56063046A56063049.en . Retrieved 30 June 2024.
1 2 3 4 Liolaemus isabelae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 August 2021.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus isabelae, p. 131).

Navarro J, Núñez H (1993). "Liolaemus patriciaiturrae y Liolaemus isabelae, dos nuevas especies de lagartijas para el norte Chile: Aspectos biogeográficos y citotaxonómicos (Squamata, Tropiduridae)". Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile44: 99–113. (Liolaemus isabelae, new species). (in Spanish).
Ortiz JC (1994). "Una nueva especie de lagarto altoandino del género Liolaemus (Sauria, Tropiduridae)". Boletín de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción65: 191–195. (Liolaemus nigroventrolateralis, new species). (in Spanish).
Pincheira-Donoso D, Núñez H (2005). "Las especies chilenas del género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae) taxonomía, sistemática y evolución ". Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Chile, Publicación Ocasional (59): 1–486. (Liolaemus isabelae, pp. 317–322, Figure 58). (in Spanish).
Troncoso-Palacios J (2014). "Nueva lista actualizada de los reptiles terrestres de la Región de Atacama, Chile". Boletín Chileno de Herpetología1: 1–4. (in Spanish).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marambio, Y.; Ruiz de Gamboa, M.; Mella, J.; Valladares, P.; Nunez, H.; Lobos, G. (2017). "Liolaemus isabelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T56063046A56063049. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T56063046A56063049.en . Retrieved 30 June 2024.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Liolaemus isabelae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 August 2021.

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus isabelae, p. 131).

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